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  1. I like how easy it is to pass on things I would ordinarily wrestle with eating or not eating. The mindless social eating hardly registers (hello, I would still want dinner after having popcorn with the kids), but it sure does add up. Having the "rules" that remove the active choice is great. Sent from my XT1094 using Tapatalk
  2. Today is Day 2 for me, and so far so good! Yesterday I felt like the whole entire day was about food, between grocery shopping and preparing food and actually eating. Today will be better on that front, having leftovers for lunch and whatever. Cheers to all of you W30 folks! Sent from my XT1094 using Tapatalk
  3. I feel awesome about leaving get my washer, dryer and dishwasher on while I'm out - as though I have a staff of domestic help! I never give it a second day thought beyond feeling grateful for the help. Sent from my XT1094 using Tapatalk
  4. I read a book called Fluent Forever. It's about language learning, but memorization (obvs) is key. I highly recommend the book. Gabe Wyner talks a lot about spaced repetition - the idea that in terms of memorizing deeply, the best time to recall something is right before you would have otherwise forgotten. This book has influenced my schooling for sure, and not just in the foreign languages. Sent from my XT1094 using Tapatalk
  5. I agree with Faith, that involving your mom might go a long way toward securing her goodwill and helping get her feel valued and respected. I would start with a conversation with her about what to look for in a curriculum. After that, do your own research and narrow it down to a couple/few options. Show those to your mom and ask whether she sees any pitfalls or shining strengths among them. I think getting your mom fully on your support team would be a huge asset to your homeschool. Sent from my XT1094 using Tapatalk
  6. My kids (4-10) all *love* a card game called Rat-a-tat Cat. Truth be told, I like it, too. We also like Bellz, which is a magnet game. Different types vibe, but it plays quickly and it's fun. Sent from my XT1094 using Tapatalk
  7. I've been crossfitting for almost 2 years. I totally dig it. It's always crazy hard but so fun. My advice: Write stuff down. You'll be so impressed with yourself when you look at where you started and the progress you've made.
  8. We are in about the same boat - except we only have four girls. Would an experience gift work? One of our gals is getting $10 and a trip to a cool candy store in town (one on one trips with a parent are extra fun!). Sent from my XT1094 using Tapatalk
  9. We've always played the Santa Game, but all of our kids have understood that Santa is just a game. I put the presents under the tree a week or so before Christmas, having kept them hidden before. And the ones from the huz and me say To: Name From: Santa and the kids know it's from us. And goodies turn up in the stocking on Christmas morning.
  10. We always do fajitas. It's really the only time of the year I go all-out for the fajitas -- beef and chicken, a couple/few salsas, guac, a couple of cheeses, etc. I love fajitas. And I do not love turkey, mashed potatoes and that lot.
  11. Just something nice. Not concert black or anything super fancy. Just looking put together will be plenty adequate. It's not uncommon to so do placement tests, an interview and maybe a preliminary audition for an ensemble (do piano people do ensembles? I was brass.) all that same day. Sent from my XT1094 using Tapatalk
  12. We do 3 gifts per kid, so at my house you'd be way ahead. Sent from my XT1094 using Tapatalk
  13. You've tried Robeez? Those were great for my people, and coupled with socks were tolerably warm.
  14. We are doing it! We moved this past summer and held on to our old house -- same city, and the house was completely paid off. So far it's worked out great. We hired a company to thoroughly vet the applicants to rent but we're handling the ongoing management ourselves. We're only a few months in, but so far it's been great.
  15. This is tricky for me, too. Our four girls are 4, 6, 8 and 10. So lots of things would fit them all, some would fit just the big girls and some would fit the littler two. And then there have been gifts (science kit, I'm looking at you) that at the time fit Kid1 but weren't really played with for whatever reason, no longer fit, but haven't been passed on because of a sense of ownership. We have always done 3 gifts per kid, but it's getting maybe a little trickier these days. I like the idea of putting more than one name on the tag and letting the first named kid open the box. Would I count that as one of the three gifts for both/all listed kids?
  16. For a couple of years we had all four of our girls in a smallish bedroom. They kind of loved it, except when Kid3 kept singing at bedtime. :) They were in two sets of smaller-than-twin bunkbeds (matresses from Ikea). It worked well for us because all the girls had the same bedtime and only two were nappers. One girl napped in their bedroom and the other in my bedroom. The main downside for us was that some residents were tidy and others were, well, piggy. So the tidy girls suffered a bit. Whenever we moved house and split the girls 2/2 we paired up the tidy two.
  17. My most favorite ever fundraiser is a Family Movie Night. Watching the movie is free (copyright and whatnot) and you sell concessions that have been donated. Invite everyone under the sun.
  18. When we had a regular car, we bought skinny car seats. Radian seats, I think. Maybe they're called something else now. But it was just a regular car and all three girls sat in the back seat. So that's not car information, but a car seat data point. Maybe helpful?
  19. My third girl has changed her middle name for all practical purposes (she's 6, and we're a good two years along). Rather than the given name Anna Kate, she prefers and insists on Anna Elephant. So, there's that.
  20. I'd plan on talking with them about the co-teacher who passed away. What made her special to each girl? What was each girl's favorite memory of her? Who can remember a funny story about her? And spend some of the time being open to talking about other losses - kids invariably want to tell about someone they love who has passed away. And pray! Pray for the family and other friends who are missing your co-teacher. Maybe making cards for the immediate family would be an appropriate craft - drawings and sweet words of comfort. I'm sorry for you and for all those girls. :(
  21. Okay, great! Thanks, y'all. It was the scheduling information part that I was unsure about. I was thinking that it would mix things up to overwrite the deck as I add new cards to Kid1 and import them for Kid2, but now I understand that the box about scheduling information can make it all okay.
  22. Ooh, that's an interesting question. I am planning to make a pile of cards at a go (that's how I roll), leave them suspended until we get there with the work, and then un-suspend them as the cards become useful. I hadn't considered what might happen if kids 1 and 2 were in different places...
  23. Hey y'all, I am moderately in love with Anki for memorizing stuff. I think it's wonderful. Here's what I'm wondering: I'm making a deck that would be useful for two of my people. I want both girls to be able to use it from our iThing or my phone. I understand how to export / import cards and notes so that Kid1's cards appear also in Kid2's profile. If I am adding cards as we go, will Anki remember the progress Kid2 has made with the cards she already had? Or will it overwrite everything and it'll look like she's starting from 0?
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